Marine killed in motorcycle crash near downtown

Sunday

Nov 18, 2012 at 12:01 AM

The preliminary investigation indicates that the motorcycle was traveling on Carolina Beach Road toward downtown.

WILMINGTON | A motorcyclist died in a single-vehicle crash on Carolina Beach Road shortly after 9 p.m. Saturday, the Wilmington Police Department said in a news release.The preliminary investigation indicates that the motorcycle was traveling on Carolina Beach Road toward downtown. As the rider headed into the curve where Carolina Beach Road, Burnett Boulevard and Third Street converge, he hit the median and landed on Burnett Boulevard, the release said. The rider died from his injuries at the scene, the release said.The identity of the motorcyclist, age 21 or 22, was being withheld until notification of immediate family. He is believed to be a member of the United States Marine Corps, stationed in Jacksonville, N.C., the release said. The investigation is continuing.